El Bosque de Zapallar

El Bosque de Zapallar - Chile : The Zapallar region contains some of the last relatively-intact remnants of Mediterranean mist forest in Chile. Most of the area is private, but a group of keen locals is setting up conservancies to preserve what is left. Interest in the conservation o

The Zapallar region contains some of the last relatively-intact remnants of "Mediterranean" mist forest in Chile. Most of the area is private, but a group of keen locals is setting up conservancies to preserve what is left. Interest in the conservation of the area started early with pioneers trying to retain the historical character of the village, but soon extended into the natural realm. More recently the acquisition of what was supposed to be a dense, modern urban village has rallied locals around "El Boldo Park" and conservation of the remnants.

This is an open project: anyone can contribute. Let us see if we can document the species in this region. If you have any observations please post them._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________